House panel advances gun legislation in wake of US mass shootings

The House Judiciary Committee has advanced legislation that would raise the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic rifle from 18 to 21.

Uvalde school police chief didn’t know of 911 calls from students inside school: Texas senator

The Uvalde school police chief didn’t know of the panicked 911 calls coming from students trapped inside school, says Texas Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who called it a "system failure."

Texas school shooting: Gov. Abbott calls for special legislative committees

According to the letter, the committees should be charged with examining and developing legislative recommendations on school safety, mental health, social media, police training, firearm safety, and more.

Houston Texans donate $400K to Robb School Memorial Fund: 'Texans care about Texans'

The Houston Texans are donating $400,000 to the Robb School Memorial Fund to help those impacted by the shooting at the Uvalde elementary school last week, the team announced Wednesday.

'Very angry': Uvalde locals grapple with school chief's role

The blame for an excruciating delay in killing the gunman at a Texas elementary school -- even as parents outside begged police to rush in and panicked children called 911 from inside -- has been placed with the school district's homegrown police chief.

Katy shop owner bringing happiness to Uvalde residents one slice at a time

In the week since the school-shooting massacre in Uvalde, many have searched for ways to express their grief and offer comfort. For a Katy pie shop, the answer was to stop selling, and start giving.

Uvalde teacher closed propped-open door before attack, Texas police say

The Robb Elementary School teacher who propped open an exterior door that law enforcement said a gunman used to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers had closed the door but it did not lock, state police said Tuesday.

Texas School Shooting: Governor issues disaster declaration for city of Uvalde

One week after the tragic mass shooting in Uvalde that left 19 children and two adults dead, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for the city of Uvalde.

Wisconsin school stabbing trial delayed over mood from Texas shootings

The trial of Grant Fuhrman, accused of stabbing a Wisconsin school resource officer before being shot during a struggle, has been postponed.

'2nd Amendment was never absolute,' Biden says in gun reform talk

The president hinted Monday that there may be some bipartisan support to tighten restrictions on the kind of high-powered weapons used by the gunman in the Uvalde school shooting.

Meet the group teaching America’s mayors how to respond to mass shootings

“Mayors rarely think about how they’d respond to a mass shooting until it happens ... This isn’t something you can learn by participating in an active shooter drill."

Houston-area bars raise money for victims of Uvalde massacre

As the people of Uvalde continue mourning from the recent tragedy, an outpour of support continues in Houston, where participating bars and restaurants of Houston Old Fashioned Week have been raising money for the victims.